6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
6 They are from Israel! This calf-a metalworker has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria.
6 For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
6 And they're Israelites! A sculptor made that thing - it's not God. That Samaritan calf will be broken to bits.
6 For from Israel is even this: A workman made it, and it is not God; But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
6 This calf you worship, OÂ Israel, was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! Therefore, it must be smashed to bits.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 8:6
Commentary on Hosea 8:5-10
(Read Hosea 8:5-10)
They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no fruit, there was nothing in them. The works of darkness are unfruitful; nay, the end of those things is death. The hopes of sinners will deceive them, and their gains will be snares. In times of danger, especially in the day of judgment, all carnal devices will fail. They take a course by themselves, and like a wild ass by himself, they will be the easier and surer prey for the lion. Man is in nothing more like the wild ass's colt, than in seeking for that succour and that satisfaction in the creature, which are to be had in God only. Though men may sorrow a little, yet if it is not after a godly sort, they will be brought to sorrow everlastingly.